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The Hunger Games is set to be the next blockbuster franchise after its
debut weekend at the US box office broke the record for a non-sequel film.

Starring the rising star Jennifer
Lawrence, the much anticipated fantasy film took $155 million (£97.9
million) at US cinemas in its opening weekend — the third highest revenue
behind the $169 million opening for last year’s Harry Potter finale
and the $158 million opening of 2008’s Batman, The Dark Knight.

Adapted from the first in a popular trilogy of novels by Suzanne Collins, the
film sees Lawrence play one of 24 teenagers forced to